Exterior cleaning: washing, windows and gutters
Three jobs that sell as one visit. Surfaces washed with a mild detergent that kills mold and mildew spores, glass and tracks cleaned inside and out, and gutters cleared by hand and flushed.
Exterior Cleaning
These three come as one visit more often than not, because they are the same ladder, the same hoses and the same afternoon. Booked together they cost less than booked separately, and they are all bundled free with a full exterior repaint.
They are also the services where the wrong equipment does real damage. Too much pressure on painted siding, on a cedar shake or on an old mortar joint costs more to put right than the wash saved.
Step 01
Pressure washing
Siding, driveways, patios, decks, fences and walkways. The point is not pressure, it is getting the dirt off and killing what is living in the surface. A mild detergent does the second part, and pressure alone does not do it at all.
So the pressure gets matched to the substrate. Soft wash on painted siding and cedar, more on concrete and aggregate, and never enough to raise the grain on a deck board or force water behind a lap.
- Mild detergent, mold and mildew spores killed
- Soft wash on painted siding, shakes and cedar
- Higher pressure on concrete, aggregate and pavers
- Free with a full exterior repaint
Step 02
Window cleaning
Glass inside and out, plus the screens, the tracks and the sills. This is the step most painters skip and the one that decides whether a freshly painted house actually looks finished or just looks freshly painted.
It is available as a one-off or on a seasonal schedule, and it is worth doing after any exterior work rather than before it.
- Interior and exterior glass
- Screens, tracks and sills included
- One-off or a seasonal schedule
- Best booked after exterior work, not before
Step 03
Gutter cleaning
Cleared by hand and bagged rather than blown across the yard, then flushed to confirm the downspouts actually run. A gutter that looks clear from a ladder and does not drain is a gutter that is going to soak a fascia all winter.
Anything we find gets flagged: a leaking joint, a loose hanger, a downspout that goes nowhere. Blocked gutters are the most common way a good exterior paint job goes bad from the top down.
- Cleared by hand and bagged, not blown around
- Downspouts flushed and confirmed running
- Leaks, loose hangers and bad falls flagged
- Debris hauled off site
Before you sign
What your written scope covers
Same document on every job. A very clear scope of work ensures you know exactly what you are getting, and there is more on how we put one together over on our standard.
Get it in writing- Which surfaces, and at what pressure
- The detergent used, and where it is used
- Windows: how many, and whether screens and tracks are in
- Gutters: which runs, and whether downspouts get flushed
- What is excluded, including roofs and anything unsafe to reach
Often booked together
While we are already at the house
Exterior Painting
Built on preparation, integrity and long-term protection. Our exterior process goes far beyond adding a fresh coat of color. It is about preserving the structure of your home and delivering a finish that truly lasts.
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Patios, walkways, garage floors and shop floors. Ground back to sound concrete, then coated, stained or sealed depending on what the slab will carry. The same preparation argument as everything else on this site.
Read more →Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and stairwells. Every piece of millwork prepped to PCA Level 3 or 4, every wall quoted at the level it can genuinely reach, and all of it written down before we start.
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Free, and no pressure. Serving Everett, Marysville, Arlington, Lake Stevens, Snohomish and the rest of Snohomish County, plus North King County.